Petting (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | petting |
| Original title | Last buzzer |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1969 |
| length | 97 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Frank Perry |
| script | Eleanor Perry |
| production |
Sidney Beckerman , Alfred W. Crown , Emanuel L. Wolf |
| music | John Simon |
| camera |
Enrique Bravo , Gerald Hirschfeld |
| cut |
Marion Kraft , Sidney Katz |
| occupation | |
| |
Petting is an American drama from 1969 directed by Frank Perry based on the 1968 novel by Evan Hunter .
action
The two teenagers Peter and Dan spend their summer vacation on Fire Island . On the beach, the boys meet the girl Sandy, who is taking care of an injured seagull. The young remove a bone from the bird's neck. Peter, Dan and Sandy quickly become friends and spend quality time together. They go swimming, take a boat out to sea, smoke marijuana and discover their awakening sexuality after a visit to the cinema.
One afternoon the three get to know the somewhat plump 15-year-old Rhoda. Rhoda is shy and afraid to make friends. When Peter finds out that Sandy brutally killed the seagull because it bit her finger, he turns to Rhoda. Sandy, who got a response from a computer date service, pokes fun at Rhoda's inexperience with boys. With the help of Peter and Dan, she can get Rhoda to impersonate Sandy and meet her computer date, the Puerto Rican Anibal, in a restaurant. Peter, Dan and Sandy also come to the meeting. They make Anibal drunk and, to Rhoda's horror, leave him to some rowdies. Rhoda complains to Peter, who now turns away from her and wants to have a picnic with Sandy and Dan in a forest.
At the picnic, Dan tries to seduce Sandy. But Rhoda shows up and destroys Dan's plan. Sandy is disturbed by Rhoda's intrusion into the group. She takes off her bikini top and tells Rhoda to do the same. Rhoda wants to leave, but Sandy gets the boys to hold Rhoda. Rhoda asks Peter for help, but he and Sandy hold her to the ground. She is raped by Dan. Then the three leave Rhoda behind. Sandy and Dan return to the beach, while Peter hesitates and waits for Rhoda on a nearby sand dune.
criticism
The lexicon of international films described the film as "a psychological study of puberty problems that is only partially convincing: individual phenomena are adequately captured, the social circumstances are, however, only poorly examined by the superficial production."
New York Times critic Vincent Canby wrote that the Perrys make films with lively representations and moods. The film is mean and flawed, but also a taciturn comment that cannot be easily dismissed.
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times praises the film as one of the best, most honest and deepest he has ever seen.
The Variety also described the production as a solid insight with good presentation and sensitive direction.
The Protestant film observer is also full of praise : “The film by the talented director Perry […] does not treat its sensitive topic in a primitive and speculative manner, but rather with noticeable seriousness despite the shocking ending. From the age of 18 worthy of respect and discussion! "
Awards
Catherine Burns won the 1970 Kansas City Film Critics Circle's KCFCC Award for Best Supporting Actress. In the same year she was nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actress.
The film won the Laurel Award for Sleeper of the Year . Barbara Hershey came in 6th as Female New Face . Frank Perry was also honored as best director at the Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata .
background
The film premiered on June 10, 1969. In Germany it was released on November 14th of the same year.
Ralph Waite and Richard Thomas played father and son again from 1972 in the television series The Waltons .
Frank Perry directed the film based on a script written by his wife Eleanor. Here the couple worked together for the fourth time. For the film it was necessary to cast the roles with young actors. While Barbara Hershey and Richard Thomas, 21 and 18 years old at the time of filming, already had experience in TV productions, it was the film debut for 23-year-old Bruce Davison, while Catherine Burns was a year older for the second time Camera stood.
Web links
- Petting in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ petting. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Vincent Canby in the New York Times (Eng.)
- ↑ Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times (Eng.)
- ↑ criticism of Variety (engl.) ( Page no longer available , searching web archives ) Info: The link is automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Evangelical Press Association, Munich, Review No. 515/1969
